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Thursday, 13 April 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 6


Despite it's obvious erotic connotations the bear-hug hold, seen here in Mitch Colby's 2008 match with Tyrell Tomsen, doesn't quite do it for me. Somehow I can't quite resolve the ambiguity of using a normally friendly gesture for aggression.


It's also because not a lot seems to be happening while the hold is in progress and I find it virtually impossible to see (or indeed imagine) what effect (if any) it has on the recipient, although Mitch does his best here with facial theatrics.


This curious encounter actually ends up in the swimming pool. Again, throwing someone into a swimming pool is usually seen as playful not aggressive. Despite the unlikely location, this image where Tyrell appears to be carrying Colby off rather than crushing him is rather more interesting for me, conjuring up fantasies of kidnap.


This image on the other hand really does conjure up a sense of domination, with Derek Da Silva sitting on Colby's face while wearing an exceptionally well-fitting pair of swimming trunks in a subdued colour which imparts a genuine, masculine persona. The back tattoo is a bit over-the-top but there's no denying that it enhances Da Silva's physique

Despite his inauspicious start, Colby's own interest in Da Silva's trunks soon becomes apparent with a dive inside and tackle grab from behind. This exotic hold is rarely seen in the mainstream sport and certainly not allowed to continue to this extent. But in erotic wrestling there is no referee to call a halt.


Colby gets to dish out some credible CBT in this film. It's quite hard to totally fake ball-tapping like this unless you are very expert indeed at pulling punches, even gentle taps can smart! The spread legs position and bunching effect created by Da Silva's trunks is a clever way of accentuating his downfall and vulnerability.


 And just in case you didn't get that, the naked version which follows is even more graphic.
Da Silva's hairy muscularity makes this domination scene highly erotic and it's made all the more so because Colby's generally non-threatening appearance suggests he would be incapable of such sadistic pleasures. Credit to Derek Da Silva for his contribution with a nice bit of squirming and endurance. He also appears with Mitch in 'Shock Treatment'.



The body scissors is something like the bear hug involving a lot of squeezing but not much obvious action or damage. This example with a trim but somewhat fluffy-looking Peter Stallion putting the squeeze on muscular-shouldered Mitch seems especially improbable. You can almost sense Mitch's surprise at being caught in the picture, which is one of the reasons I included it. It also has a pleasing, compact composition with the diagonal line between the heads giving  a strong sense of engagement.

 

It's fairly obvious that Peter's being allowed to play top dog here and you have to fear for the outcome after Mitch's harsh treatment of Derek Da Silva but meanwhile enjoy Mitch's upturned ass.


Stallion's clingy, pink shorts are a significant point of interest in this film and feed into the depiction of his cocky, dandy-like persona which this victory pose exemplifies. Mitch gets a faceful of it here, a humiliating setback from an arrogant, young upstart in the true traditions of professional wrestling story-telling. But you know what's coming next.


Naturally the tables are turned and the natural order re-asserts itself. Whatever you might think of Peter Stallion's film character here, it must be admitted that he looks very fine in those pink shorts. 

There's more squeezing and sexy trunks in this fight with Patrick Donovan whose shapely buns stand up to comparison with Mitch's own sexy bottom. The head scissors seen here has the virtue of displaying dominance while embarrassing your opponent at the same time. This variant, with one fighter's face embedded into his opponents crotch, adds a delicious erotic flavour as well. It's just a shame Donovan has got his arm in there too, enabling him to evade full immersion. Colby's hand, firmly pulling him in, makes clear his intention to humiliate.


One of the virtues of these films for me is that the participants get to hang onto their clothes about 20 times longer than in conventional porn and for lovers of shorts Mitch's trunks are equally as interesting as his opponents. The flimsy (wet?) fabric is a pleasantly titillating feature. Donovan's physique shows up well here and he's sporting an intriguing bulge, given the circumstances. Not sure about those heavy seams though.


From this direction Donovan's shorts have a nostalgic, 50's, retro look about them and the deep sides allow interesting creases to develop which accentuate the shape of his ass. Colby's gripping hand looks very big and strong here, totally in control.

I've taken my ramble though Mitch Colby's wrestling appearances in chronological order and we've now caught up with his 'fetish period' where I started this series. He's been pitted against a selection of strong, masculine opponents and rather more of the youthful, slender variety. Most of them have been put firmly in their place by Mitch. Up to now, for the most part, they have not been well-known but next time we will see him pitted against some real personalities of the porn screen.

More next time.
In the preparation of this article I was greatly helped by the treasure trove of imagery at 'Neverland' and Sidelineland. My thanks also to BGEast who own the copyright and will supply you with the videos if you want to find out more.
Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1
For other articles in the 'Hunk Hunt' series click on the hunk label below

Friday, 7 April 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 5

My initial searches for Mitch Colby's fetish appearances had limited success, uncovering just 3 films (Parts 1-3). However, when I dug a little deeper, I soon discovered that his Naked Kombat wrestling film with Dak Ramsey was just a small part of a lengthy career in what is called 'erotic wrestling'. My searches were far from exhaustive but I was able to find 24 'contests' involving Mitch and produced by BGEast. Spanning the years from 2007-2015, they comprehensively straddle the period of Colby's fetish appearances, which it seems must be regarded as a temporary diversion from his main interest.

I'm a person who thinks life is to short to watch videos and, as with professional wrestling, I can't get excited over the sluggish transitions between holds and their improbable effectiveness. (I will admit I can waive this criticism when the participants are performing in the flesh before me!)  Fortunately, still photographs of the action allow the viewer's imagination to supply any realism and can be very erotic indeed, so there's no need for me to gloss over this key aspect of Mitch's career.

This image is  from one of his first appearances scrapping with Alexi Adamov. You immediately notice the exotic setting, whose only resemblance to a wrestling venue is the fence defining the limits of the 'ring'. That also serves as a psychological barrier to escape, an element of these contests which takes on an even more intimidating physical form in modern cage fighting. Note the proximity of Alexi's package to Mitch's buns.


 Like most lads, I watched the sport of professional wrestling when it was shown on TV years ago. At that age I was able to gloss over the dubious authenticity of the fighting, patiently waiting for the thrill of a participant's painful submission or a humiliation. This was one of my favourite holds, temporarily freezing the action while one enjoyed the victim's agonised squirming. There's a subtle but distinctly erotic flavour to the bum rubbing which is an intrinsic ingredient of the hold. The delicious garnish of muscular flexed pecs, like Mitch's here, rarely featured with the jobbers in those far off days.



The erotic version of the sport has prettier men and in sexier trunks (just look at Colby's rear end here!). Their fighting usually manages to be even less convincing than the professionals, but then it is just a vehicle for contrived erotic display. The matching here of youth vs experience, agility vs strength, is fertile (and much trodden) ground for wrestling fantasies and there is something immensely satisfying in seeing a brash young man being shown his limitations. Mitch Colby's concern for his vanquished opponent, however, is a touching twist rarely seen in serious combat arenas. It burnishes our hero's 'nice guy' persona.


The gleaming muscular back and moist trunks of Cole Cassidy in this fabulous picture are a reminder that although erotic wrestling isn't 'for real', it does, like it's conventional equivalent, genuinely require a certain level of fitness and sporting ability, as Dak Ramsey found out when he took on Mitch (see Part 4). The exertion would seem well worth the effort to get an armful of this hunk.


Mitch (apparently) finds this opponent a tougher test than young Alexi, but you have to suspend belief at times (just like the pro sport). This hold is potentially quite painful but Cole's grip on Colby's pecs here is not exactly vice-like. 10/10 for the facial acting though. It looks like Cole's attention may have been distracted by Mitch's trunks, which seem to be inviting much closer inspection.


His bulge is mysteriously magnified here but I'm not complaining! This powerful image is both dramatic and erotic, creating an impressive display of Colby's torso and other credentials. It is another of my favourite holds and an authentic re-creation of my youthful fantasies which were rarely and then only fleetingly fulfilled in televised bouts. The sense of domination and struggle oozes out of the picture and being a still, Colby is frozen in this helpless vulnerable state while we contemplate what we might like to do to him! In addition, set alongside Colby's previous whipping of Alexi Adamov, there's a delicious element of come-uppance to this, the strong man can also be tamed.


Mitch returns to an everyday setting and a younger man for this 2008 film called 'Motel Madness'. His partner is Jeremy Burke, who looks very nice indeed in his pale blue leotard. The choice of a hotel bed for their wrestling encounter immediately conjures up erotic imaginings and you can't help thinking that Jeremy is not trying very hard to escape. Never mind, enjoy.


Colby's bicep-flexing, victory pose is an over-used icon in erotic wrestling and usually little more than a punctuation mark in the flow of action. However Jeremy, pinned underneath, contributes something here that's hard to define, but makes this example a little bit special.


I do like this picture which shows Jeremy pulled firmly into Mitch's crotch while being totally unprotected behind.

 The changing of clothing as the fight progresses is another standard ingredient of these productions and it's erotic potential is easy to understand. Often the clothes are ripped off as part of the fight, but in this case I suspect those expensive leotards were spared for someone else to use in another film. You can get away with jockstraps or underwear under leotards but they do tend to show and spoil the lines (see the first picture in this group). Mitch's sexy shorts however seem an unlikely 'reveal'.

In some films the participants wear multiple layers of clothing which are gradually stripped off like peeling an onion. That's a bit too contrived for me. (The ripping off and shredding of jockstraps which often features as the final exposure in Naked Kombat films, seems even more pointless to my logical mind - and physically unlikely since those garments are designed to hang tough, just take 'em off chaps!).


The photographer makes the most of that cute, exposed bottom in this picture as Jeremy succumbs to the older man's power. Close examination of your opponent's crotch is a standard forfeit for losers and Colby's making the most of the moment, as well he might. But surely that delightfully exposed bottom is an irresistible temptation?


 And so it proves. But, this doesn't look like wrestling, Toto!
Throughout this piece, the hotel setting creates a delightful ambiguity about what is really going on in the story and this diversion into into a completely different department of homo-erotica seems entirely natural. Well, equally bizarre anyway. But pleasing.

We've come a long way from Mitch tormented on the cross!

More next time.
In the preparation of this article I was greatly helped by the treasure trove of imagery at 'Neverland' and Sidelineland. My thanks also to BGEast who own the copyright and will supply you with the videos if you want to find out more.
Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1
For other articles in the 'Hunk Hunt' series click on the hunk label below

Friday, 31 March 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 4

You might think as I did, that the memorable appearances by Mitch in the films reviewed in parts 1-3 of this series might be part of a glittering career in fetish erotica but I have been unable to find any other films in this genre in which he features.

 
There's a fairly obscure, vanilla sex film 'Showguys 351' (2008) in which Mitch gets his ass stuffed by a cheery Manuel Torres in a straightforward studio session.


Showguys is supposedly Mitch's first sex film 
and it predates the fetish series where sex is a scarcer commodity.


As in 'Slicked Up', Mitch shows us only his bottoming side.

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 There is also a sequel to 'Slicked Up' in the form of a Naked Kombat wrestling match with Dak Ramsey, which apparently had to be refilmed because Dak ran out of puff after 5 minutes in the ring the first time.


 Regular readers of this blog won't be surprised to learn that Mitch's olive-coloured trunks caught my eye in these images, cut as well as colour. (Search on 'olive' for more articles on this subject).


Clothing gets a rough time in these rip 'n' strip sessions, but much as I enjoy the eroticism of clothed bodies, I must confess that Mitch Colby's ass loses absolutely nothing from total exposure. Here Dak gets a ball-crushing.

Mitch has the upper hand throughout the 'contest' and as his reward (and ours) he finally gets to top the hapless Dak, thus gaining some measure of revenge (if it were needed!) for his servitude and suffering in 'Slicked Up'. You get a nice sense of Mitch's tall, lean physique in this shot.

This video is also the key to Mitch's less well-known career and leads us to a surprising reunion.
More next time!
Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1
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Saturday, 25 March 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 3

Two years after 'Shock Treatment' and 'Slick It Up' (see parts 1 & 2), Mitch made an appearance in Slave Traders from Bound Muscle (2011). It's a more significant role as he has to do a lot more than take a thrashing.  'Slave Traders' has a storyline and he has to act, playing a seller of slaves who finds his transaction going awry.
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At the start we see him taking delivery of a slave in a wooden crate, it's the long-suffering muscle guy, Derek Paine. Dressed in shirt and chino's and wearing glasses, Colby cuts a quite different figure to the bewildered prisoners of the first two films. However, his muscular shoulders and biceps are still evident, almost bursting out of his shirt, a reminder that with clothes sometimes, more is sexier.


Colby's partner in crime is the Luke Riley who I find strangely alluring despite his hill-billy beard. He looks very fetching in his guard's uniform and proceeds to mop Paine's brow and other areas under Colby's supervision.


Preparation of the slave continues with Riley shaving the man's torso.
His clumsy technique results in multiple, paine-ful nicks to Derek's skin.


Colby doesn't seem to notice.
He watches for a while then goes off to speak to the buyer he's got lined up,
to tell him he can come and collect the goods he has paid for.


 While Colby's away Riley can't resist playing with the Slave and testing him out.
Starting with nipple clamping and punching, it gradually escalates
 into more serious stuff as he becomes more and more excited.


Paine ends up getting a serious pain work out.
Riley shows his appreciation in the time-honoured way by christening him.


When Colby returns and finds his merchandise cut, battered and bruised, he is not amused.
He chains Riley to an upturned table reprimanding him for his irresponsible behaviour.
There's a nice size contrast between them in this image. 


For once Colby is not on the receiving end.
He punishes Riley with a good flogging while the slave watches.
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This sequence features some great images of Colby's torso and Luke Riley's pert little ass.
Unfortunately this 'leaning' method of restraint (which must have got quite uncomfortable after a while) doesn't give Riley much scope for reacting to the blows (by writhing etc),
we have to content ourselves with his facial grimaces.


The buyer unexpectedly arrives in the middle of the thrashing to claim his purchase.
He is not amused to find the goods have been soiled and confronts Colby.
The scene now shifts to the buyer's dungeon......


Paine, the buyer's purchase is being readied for a session with the zapper gun. But it seems that, as compensation for his injured state, the buyer has also claimed the man  responsible, Luke Riley, seen here tied to a chair awaiting his due reward. In addition Mitch Colby, the seller, has delivered himself up and is seen here looking on from a cage.
There follows a lengthy sequence of Paine being tortured.


When the Buyer (who we never really see and isn't identified) decides to take a break, he turns his attention to Mitch Colby who's lying helpless in his cage. The Buyer's more annoyed with him than Riley, blaming him for allowing his Guard to sully the goods.

Colbys chunky physique looks well in his metal prison.


The Buyer doesn't punish Colby himself, but turns Riley the Guard loose on him,
 knowing that he is burning with anger about the flogging Colby gave him.

Riley starts by dousing Colby with hot wax - in such large quantities that (bizarrely)
he needs to use a glass, kitchen measuring jug to administer the stuff.
(personally I find they always dribble - perhaps a not entirely inappropriate quality here!)



Inevitably I suppose, when wax is applied there's only one way to get it off
and that's with a hot flogging. Colby's forced to stand on one leg to add to his discomfort.


Luke gives a fine display of a man venting his anger,
prowling round the helpless Colby and lashing him remorselessly.


A sore and aching Colby is left to ponder where he went wrong!


This under-rated film is a great vehicle for him. Although it's young Luke Riley who's the star of the piece, the older Colby makes an excellent foil for his indignation. The young employee getting to thrash his boss is, of course, a most appealing subject however you choose to present it.

See all these and many many more at Bound Muscle - Slave Traders.
You can also buy the video there.

My thanks to Bound Muscle for the images. Their films have a distinctive style which is darker and much earthier than the highly-polished Bound Gods stable. It's some time since they added a new title but their back catalogue is worth exploring.

More of Mitch Colby next time
Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1

For other articles in the 'Hunk Hunt' series click on the hunk label below

Friday, 17 March 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 2

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Around the same time as 'Shock Treatment' (see Part 1) Mitch Colby made an equally memorable appearance in Bound Gods film 'Slicked Up' (2009) with Dak Ramsey. It's a similar storyline, Mitch is taken from his slave cage, stretched out and remorselessly punished.

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I love the moment when Dak rips Colby's vest off as a prelude to stripping him completely and getting on with the matter in hand which includes a good deal of flogging and butt punishment.  The Bound Gods trailer for this section is particularly good an I have included it below.

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This trailer is a little gem of straightforward S&M without the frills (they come later).
It really does leave you wanting to see more.


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As in 'Shock Treatment'  the stretched out position makes the most of Colby's mature, chunky figure. He looks great and so do his buns. His 'regular guy' maturity suggests there's more to this story than just being a slave. You start to wonder why is a man like this in this bizarre situation?

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In S&M you don't have to have an erection to look sexy.
This image isn't one of the regular promotional stills but it captures a terrific dramatic moment with Dak putting his back into it. Mitch's total nudity and vulnerabilty is really brought out by the close cropping of this picture (and possibly the placing of the logo too, which is normally so unwelcome). Mitch's fair hair also contributes to this effect, creating the illusion of a shaved crotch, but arguably looking more interesting

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Mitch tolerates some pretty fierce punishment during this video and wears a marvellous expression of baffled incomprehension for much of the action. At least, that's when you can see his face. Unfortunately (from my point of view) Dak forces him to wear a red rubber mask for part of the action and he wears a black one himself during the opening sequence (images 2-5, above). That's down to the 'Slick It Up' connection, they presumably sponsored this film. Masks don't really work for me, I like to see faces and expressions, but there is some nice, tight bondage and great flogging in this section (see links below for more).

 
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Bound Gods leave their own distinctive imprint on the film too with the now-familiar 'string of pegs' routine (6, above) and a black, scaffolding-style, restraining frame for the finale in which Mitch gets caned and then fucked by Ramsey. In the still above he makes closer acquaintance with Dak's ass.

This video has a more significant sexual role for Mitch than in 'Shock Treatment', but it's totally passive, all the more so in the rigidity of the restraining frame which doesn't even allow head movement. The free-style opening of this film is much more interesting for me and is enough to make this a noteworthy entry in Mitch's CV. 


(see a different trailer and more stills at Bound Gods No 6690)

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I imagine most of you, if you are fetish fans, will have come across the two films I have referenced so far in this 'Hunk Hunt' before. However, Mitch's career beyond these is less well-known and takes a different direction but there's one more fetish film to look at first in Part 3

Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1
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